Garment hanger



July 10, 1934. T BALOCHI 1,966,373

GARMENT HANGER Filed March 15, 1933 illiilii Illllll! Charles Zflaiochil INVENTOR 5' r6, BY M ATTORNEY Patented July 10, 1934 GARMENTHANGER Charles T. Balochi, Roanoke, Va.

Application March 15, 1933, Serial No. 660,950

1 Claim.

This invention relates to garment hangers and its general object is toprovide a garment hanger that renders garments insect and moth proof, inthat it is constructed to receive moth or other insect exterminating orpreventing material, such as gas producing chemicals, moth balls or thelike, the fumes, odors, and vapors of which impregnate the garment butthe material does not contactlthe same and casual removal of thematerial is prevented.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger of thecharacter set forth, that can be associated with any type garmentwithout injury thereto, is inexpensive to manufacture, simple inconstruction, easy to load and unload and is extremely efficient in useand service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In.describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view of a garment hanger con-- structed in accordance withthe present invention, with parts in section and elevation.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 2--2 of Figure1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 3-3 of Figure1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that the garmenthanger in the form as shown includes a body having a central enlargedportion 1 from which extends in diverging relation therefrom and uponopposite sides thereof arms 2 and 3 which are preferably provided withcurved upper surfaces 4 that merge into the enlarged portion 1, thelatter having a circular upper surface and, secured therein and risingtherefrom is a suspending hook 5.

The arms 2 and 3 have arranged in the confronting faces thereof adjacentthe lower ends bores to receive the opposite ends of a brace bar 6 thatbridges the arms as clearly shown in Figure 1. a

Each of the arms are hollow for a portion of their length to providechambers 7 which have their inner ends extending into the central en-'larged portion 1 and disposed in communication with each other, whiletheir remote ends terminate adjacent to the outer ends of the arms. The

inlet means is provided with suitable closing means such as a stopper 8,which in the form as shown is frictionally held in the bore thatconstitutes the inlet means as clearly shown in Figure 1.

The chambers are preferably round in cross section and extendinglongitudinally of the arms and preferably in the sides and under portionthereof is a plurality of slots 9 that are disposed in communicationwith the chambers as best shown in Figure 3.

It will be noted that I have shown moth balls or the like arranged inthe chambers 7, but any gas producing chemicals in lump form, and in anyshape and size that is capable of being disposed in the chambers may bearranged therein, and of course the balls and chemicals are disposedthrough the inlet means and retained in the chambers by the stopper 8.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will beobvious that I have provided a garment hanger capable of receivinginsect exterminating and preventing material, to render garments hungthereon insect and moth proof, as the fumes, odors and vapors from thematerial will escape through the slots 9 and impregnate the garment, andI want it understood that the hanger can be made from any material, butit is preferred that wood be used for the body, arms and the brace bar.However, the latter can be made from metal.

It is thought from the forgoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A garment hanger comprising a body including an enlarged portion, armsformed with and extending in diverging relation from the enlargedportion, said arms having communicating chambers arranged longitudinallytherein to receive insect exterminating and preventing material, inletmeans for said chambers at the juncture thereof to allow the material togravitate therein, closure means for the inlet means, said arms havingslots communicating with the chamber and the atmosphere, and suspendingmeans for said hanger and secured to and rising from said enlargedportion.

CHARLES T. BALOCHI.

